Zeus commanded the creation of Pandora in Greek mythology.
Hesiod’s account places Pandora within Zeus’s retaliation against humanity after Prometheus stole fire and gave it to mortals. Zeus orders the other gods to make a woman whose arrival will bring a harmful consequence to humans while also appearing attractive and desirable.
Hephaestus fashions her physical form, while other deities provide attributes or instruction. This division of labor is why answers about Pandora’s creation can seem to differ: Zeus initiates and directs the plan, but Hephaestus is the craftsman who makes her body.
The episode is part of a wider conflict between Zeus and Prometheus. Pandora is not presented as an independent villain; rather, Hesiod frames her as an instrument in Zeus’s punishment and as part of a mythic explanation for the difficulties of human existence.